Characters
The main character, or protagonist, of the novel who goes on a journey to fix the community from being a dystopia.
Who is Jonas?
Which rule is most often broken in the society?
What is teaching kids to ride a bike before the age of nine?
What are the December Ceremonies?
What is a celebration similar to a birthday where each age group gets something different?
How does Jonas receive a memory?
What is he lies down on a bed and the Giver transmits the memory to Jonas through placing his hands on Jonas' back.
Jonas is apprehensive at the beginning of the novel about
What are the December Ceremonies?
The best friend of Jonas. Jonas is worried about this person because they act childish and goofy all the time.
Who is Asher?
Why do they have to take a pill each day?
What is to suppress feelings?
What is they apply for it and are selected at the December Ceremonies?
What is the first memory that the Giver gives to Jonas?
What is a memory of snow and sledding?
During the ceremony of 12, Jonas does not receive his job but is selected for his job. Why?
What is he displays all the attributes for the title of Receiver of Memory?
This person was the failed Receiver from ten years earlier. They applied for release which is why Jonas was given the rule of not being able to apply for release.
Who is Rosemary?
How many attempts does someone in the society get before being released?
What is three times?
Who is Caleb?
What changes about Jonas' training?
What is he begins to experience more painful memories like war and broken limbs?
The release of the twin is an important scene in the novel. What is its significance?
What is Jonas learns about release and ultimately decides it is best to leave the community so that everyone can share the responsibility of the memories?
The newchild that lives with Jonas and his family for a year to see if he would be adequate for the next ceremonies.
Who is Gabe/Gabriel?
What are the rules that Jonas can follow?
Name 3 of the 8.
What are Go to the Annex right after school, Go home after training at the end of the day, Exempt from rudeness, Do not discuss your training, Prohibited from dream-telling, Do not apply medicines for your training, Not permitted for release, and You may lie.
Why is it important to turn 12?
What holiday is the family celebrating when Jonas experiences love for the first time?
What is Christmas?
How does Jonas ultimately get to the end of the story?
What is he creates a memory of his own as he sleds up to a house where the family inside is celebrating Christmas?
One things that all Receivers have in common. This is pointed out by Lily about Gabe and Jonas when the newchild comes to stay with the family.
What are pale eyes?
Why was Jonas not permitted to apply for release?
What is because of the previous Receiver-in-Training being released and releasing the memories out into the community?
Why would it have been easier for Jonas to escape on the day of the December Ceremonies like he and the Giverplanned?
What is all of the community would have been distracted and not looking for Jonas for a long period of time which would have allowed for him more time to escape?
What happens to the memories when the Giver or Receiver is released or goes elsewhere?
What is they are released back into the community?
Create a theme for the novel.
What is answers may vary?